Association of HLA shared epitope with joint damage progression in rheumatoid arthritis

Human Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 250-254

  Valenzuela, Angel ^a   Gonzalez Escribano, Maria F ^a   Rodriguez, Rosa ^a   Moreno, Isabel ^a   Garcia, Alicia ^a   Núñez Roldan, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

HLA and disease; Joint damage; Rheumatoid arthritis; Shared epitope

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DOSAGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032909036     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-8859(98)00110-4     Document Type: Article

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